I believe the arm movements are a visual manifestation of her isolation and "otherness." Nobody else around her is making these movements. She sees this, and that contrast allows you to feel just how "different" she is, until you see that others experience that same feeling of alienation, all around her, despite their "poised" and assured appearance.
Jason Gary I was just about to make a comment asking what people think the symbolism of the sporadic arm movements meant then I read this. I like this. Nicely said.
Whenever I get really sad, I get really cold and when I get really cold sometimes, my shoulder stings. So when I saw this video, my immediate thought was that her body language showed a constant aching sadness like the weight of the world was getting too heavy
I thought that this was her inner true self, wanting her to dance (like her raising her hand in an elegant pose), but the cold world around her won't let her or she won't, afraid of what people might say if she just danced through her life. And the end showed other girls who just fell the same. So maybe the message would be "You aren't a 6/10, you are way better than that, others just don't see it".
One of the things I love about Dodie is that she looks 'normal' when you first see her but then you fall in love with her words and appearance so now she is the most beautiful human in the entire world
I love the lyrics “is there pity for the plain girl” Because I feel like people care and pity the really hurt and hated girls and no one wants to help the average girl.
I have a friend who is like the "stereotypical girl", and some people didn't like her for that reason. She's amazing but she doesn't feel the same way and she struggles with mental health just as much as anyone else. She would never open up about these things until after she moved out of the country, she had a talk with us and now we're helping each other out
Spot on. There's a lot of people with mental illness/anxiety/depression/addiction who are very "functional". You feel weird because you aren't as obviously disadvantaged as other people but you don't feel as good as you feel like you should. It leads to a lot of self hate where you don't understand why you can't just snap out of it. 6/10 is such a great explanation of depersonalization and derealization. You don't feel traditionally bad so it's hard to say you're below average but you definitely don't feel good. So you're a 6/10, just kinda floating through life trying to focus on the next task (I'll just call a taxi, got to get up early tomorrow again) knowing that people don't really care about your problems (is there pity for the plain girl) while trying to dampen that endless negative thoughts running through your head (I know that you don't want me here). Such a perfect song.
i interpreted this a totally different way- like the singer is worried that people pity her because they see her as the plain girl! i think your interpretation is completely valid though!!
The arm: I first noticed the hitch of her shoulder is upward. While walking up the stairs, she even manages to reach up and forward fully before she can bring herself 'back under control'. That this looks like dancing is no mistake: what she's holding back is something more beautiful and fundamental than ordinary motion. The half-completed movements are about self-imposed limitations. The woman in the red dress even reaches with her left hand to PUSH her own right arm back down. Dodie's 'character' leaves the audition without even trying. When we hem ourselves in, when we hide our ambitions or refuse them because we don't believe we can ever be enough, we are the ones holding ourselves TIGHTLY in place. I would say that the message is "let yourself reach forward" but it's almost more like "there are some people who can't *help* but doubt themselves, and this prevents them from fully living." That makes Dodie's refrain even more plaintive. Is there pity for someone who prevents themselves from moving forward because of insecurity alone? Dodie obviously isn't "the plain girl" and neither are the objectively beautiful women in the waiting room. They THINK they are plain -- or have some other, central flaw that prevents them from achieving their dreams -- but they are all literally holding themselves back with their own bodies, their own hands. Yes, that's pitiable. But changeable. Just some thoughts on this.
That was awesome. I think I relate a lot to what you're saying cause I get everyone telling me I don't need to worry about things or I'm better than I think, but I literally can't help but doubt everything I do, say, or think. So while I understand and realize how smart and useful the advice people give me about worrying less is, it seems impossible to actually apply it to myself.
There's a lot of comments about not understanding the shoulder movement. The way I interpreted it was that it was the weight of anxiety, the physical manifestation of the ache that the pressure puts into you. It reminded me of the idea of 'the weight of the world being placed on your shoulders'. I don't believe that 6/10 is a reference to looks, I think it's that hollow feeling of inadequacy that accompanies the panic. It is showing that the room of people that made Dodie's character feel inferior, also felt that same pressure and panic but in different situations, so even if you feel like that, every one is fighting the force of their own battle. I think this was a hauntingly beautiful portrayal of an internal struggle, and was incredibly well done. Both the music and the video are incredible, I think everyone involved should be really proud xx
Also, as someone who works in a dining room, that sort of job can put a lot of strain on the shoulders, moving heavy objects around and whatnot. They feel chronically stiff, and I often roll my shoulders in a similar manner after I move coffee pots or something. Although yes, there's also plenty of anxiety involved as well. When I saw this, I was like, finally, a Dodie song that's as cripplingly relatable as one of her vlogs! :D
Daniella Moriarty I definitely think the 6/10 is do to with looks, "plain girl" I think she's referring to feeling very average in looks and personality, just overall feeling like she's average, I think she left the audition because she felt that everyone there was prettier than her
This comment section is so wholesome. This video is so beautiful. And whoever is reading this, know that you are loved. You may feel like a 6/10 or even a 0/10. But you are a 10/10.
Dynamicdork Ninjanerd that doesn’t matter. We all do wrong. We all make thousands of mistakes. But I know for sure everyone in their heart is 10/10. Because you aren’t alone. And you are loved.
I just discovered her and as I was listening to this I was like “even the girl you think looks 10/10 probably thinks she a 6/10 too.” And I then saw the end of clips with the different girls. A get little teary. Because it’s true how many girls have you met and you admire them from afar or are envious in some ways, and maybe one day you get drinks or at a party they are there and they say “ah man you know I wish I could be like you being able to seem so relaxed or crack a joke you also have a great smile!” And then you go “WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!?!? Have you looked at yourself in a mirror???”
That’s not what she was talking about. She feels as though she is a plain person living in a world of simulation where people don’t want to see her. It’s a complex mental issue that goes through her head. She feels like a fake person that lives a repetitive lifestyle, and that everyone doesn’t want to see through her feelings. And also that everyone dislikes her as a person, but doesn’t want to go deeper into her thoughts. Also the line “what goes on behind the words?” Signifies that she feels people’s words are fake and that everyone is oblivious to their conscious. The ending part where girls are doing the same movement as Dodie signifies that everyone _does_ have a conscious and it’s not just Dodie who feels as she’s living in a fake world. This is a result from depression and existential thoughts. I know because I go through the exact same thing. Hope this helps :)
@@lucyh2528 She's still awesome! She's funny, clever, cute and generally a great person. Someone can be horrible and have a good singing voice. But she has a good personality AND is talented.
That last frame hits me hard. Crying but not actually expressing emotion. Just, empty leaking. And in the back of a car too,, such a melancholy place to be. Idk I just really related to this whole video, especially that last frame, and now I'm crying too akdbakfbsjdns
•Equine Dancer• she’ll forever be in my heart. I don’t know how she thinks she’s plain. At least she’s not like me. I’m not pretty unless I try super hard. Even then I’m a 4/10
I had a severe anxiety disorder that I've mostly matured out of but this is so freaking amazing to me how she conveyed anxiety extremely well just with movements cuz there's NO way to tell someone how anxiety is and it make sense to them like there's just no way to explain it
Something I want everyone to know. If you feel like you made a mistake, if someone calls you a 6/10 because of something small you did, they lack the understanding you have. You are capable of acceptance. You will have opportunities to meet great people that share your interests because you don't quickly judge them. Everyone else will be constantly begging and searching while you can choose who you want to bring in. These kind of people are capable of living the happiest lives, but when other people put them down it makes them feel worthless. Just know that anyone who thinks you are worthless is probably worth less than you.
To all the people wondering about the arm movements in the video, I think I might have the answer(?). The pushing down movement might be a kind of deep breathing and relaxing anxiety coping mechanism. I have used some that are very similar, the only difference was the way I moved my arms. The rubbing of the shoulders, I think, was supposed to represent actual physical pain. When you have anxiety, your body is constantly tense, which leads most commonly to aching shoulders, backs, and jaws.
Trashcan't I thought it was a whole She’s hurting but you only realise If you can see the pain when it’s on the inside you can’t tell And I thought the pushing down was her pushing down the self loathing and overthinking bits
my brain can’t process how beautiful this is so i just started crying, yet i was smiling. i can’t think of a better representation of the lyrics than these visuals.
THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO DODIE INSPIRES ME IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE I'm 15 and I sing and write songs and I play guitar and ukulele and Im trying to make my dream come true And i upload original songs about overcoming my insecurities and stuff and me with losing best friends as well as covers ( i just posted a dusk till dawn collab) and it would mean a lot if you checked it out and told me what you think❤️ also subscribing would mean the world to me! Sorry again for the self promo I just really need this❤️
wow. never before has a song hit me this hard. i relate to every word of this so much. i'm not remotely good at anything, even though i like to think i am. i'm a little above average in school. i am not athletic. i am not ugly, yet i am so far from pretty. my social skills are mediocre at best. i was never bad enough to be nothing, yet i was never good enough to be something. i've never had a best friend, i have plenty of friends but they seem to forget i'm there for a majority of the time. i've never had a boyfriend. i have learned to be forgotten. i have learned to settle for second best. and seeing all the comments makes me sad, because i never took the time to think about just how many people feel the same way that i do.
When we see everyone looking in the mirror, I honestly got chills. This is such a raw visualisation of what it's like to feel "average" Beautiful video and an even more beautiful voice.
This video reminds me almost painfully about the depression I used to have. The slow, dragging movement, the jerky ones... I know people joke about shoulder pain here, but I literally used to do these. I have been laying on the ground, arm reaching up, pulling my arm down, hugging myself, tried to keep my hands from hurting myself with bringing it up and down repeatedly, as if i tried to hold a silent political debate with nothing. I still rub or scratch my neck or collarbone constantly if I'm insecure or am talking to people that make me feel small. So while all of this maybe has a deep explanation, and I love some of the ideas i read here, for me it's just the reality of not really being in your mind.
Write or Die I understand. I used to curl into a ball and hold myself, because I couldn't do anything but hold the pain back physically. I would scream myself hoarse, and smile the moment my parents stepped inside.
I've always loved this song but this video really put the lyrics into place even more than I realized before. The whole perspective of everyone behind their exterior all going through the same thing, loved that - ahhh this is just so beautiful!!
Chloe Rose Art My interpret was that they where carrying a lot of weight on their shoulders. Like stress, social life,work life, mental health problems ect
To the plain girls. None of you are plain. And you must never think that. You are all beautiful and unique and anyone who says otherwise just can't see that yet. But they will. Because you are lovable. And you are brave and you will go out there and you will do something incredible. Everyone has something locked inside of them waiting to come out. And no matter how long that takes.... *you will shine the most.*
This is just my theory, but each compulsive dance movement in the video, it's like every time dodie or any of the other girls has a thought or feels, they react to it physically. Like the movements are the physical representation of shoving down their feelings, suppressing, and holding everything back. Like the almost constant reaching out and drawing back into herself. Or at 1:04 when she moves up then falls backwards like she's just had a hopeful thought and then it got beaten down. The consistent hugging her arms and shoulders shows she is trying to hold herself together, The interpretive dancing was such a genius way to illustrate the raw emotions dodie put behind this song.
+mcclamac000 thank you so much, and I'm sorry that you struggle with that. Dodie and Sammy did such an amazing job translating what she meant the lyrics to mean into this video.
+hannahone23 that makes a lot of sense yeah. Except I think this is more of an encompassing song of how everyone has the same doubts and insecurities. But I definitely think there's the underlying message to rise above like in pas de deux.
I'm seeing a lot of comments about how 6/10 is good and above average. But Dodie was trying to get something else across by using 6/10 instead of 1/10. I think she was trying to say that she feels just above average. Too plain to stand out and be unique. However, she stands out just enough so others can see her so she feels like a burden to those surrounding her. I can also see comments talking about her 'self pity' . You may get that impression at the start but at the end it shows that everyone who looks so mentally stable is in the same boat and feels like a 6/10 but hides it away just like she Does
I think it's also about her depersonalizations. Everything feels dull and unreal, and she's kinda trapped in this mental state, too anxious to connect with someone else about it.
Well technically if you round off from 6 to 10 then the estimation would be 10 since 6 is greater than 5 and numbers starting from 5 and up rounds off to 10 so conclusion is that Dodie is basically a 10
Lyrics: I feel like a 6/10 I've gottta get up early tomorrow again. What goes on behind the words, Is there pity for the plain girl Mmmm mmmm Can you see the panic inside I'm making you uneasy aren't I What goes on behind the words Is there pity for the plain girl I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word A nod of pity for the plain girl Mmmm mmmm I know that you don't want me here x4 So I'll just call a taxi I've gottta get up early tomorrow again So I'll just call a taxi Gottta get up early tomorrow again What goes on behind the words Is there pity for the plain girl I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word A nod of pity for the plain girl.
I know this comment is late, buut can we appreciate the small echo in the music design and desaturation of the video to build a layer of dissociation and cloudiness caused by anxiety. Just, 10/10
Is is so rare to see someone Dodie’s age create music so honest and relatable and then her videos are on another level. Her energy performing live was so contagious and pure! She’s an amazing artist!
i connected with this song when dodie first uploaded it on her main channel (i saw it as being about social anxiety and every word felt so true) but i never cried the way i just did watching this. because i was a dance major in university and the WORST anxiety i have ever had has been with things relating to dance, because of my deep rooted sense of inadequacy as a dancer. i walked away from more auditions in uni than i can count, exactly as dodie does in this video, crying and feeling embarrassed and hating myself because why would anyone want me, a terrible excuse for a dancer, in their beautiful piece of art?? the anxiety was the same if not worse when it came to choreographing things myself, we had a course in 2nd year called dance composition that i struggled a lot in, i was too self-conscious to work on pieces in class with everyone else so i would just curl up in a corner listening to my music on repeat and avoiding eye contact, and then go into the studio alone later and spend most of the time lying on my back fighting tears because how could i ever make something good? the second self-solo i made that year was about mental illness and people in my class said it felt "raw" and gave them chills. i had no friends in my own program the first couple of years of uni either, because to me everyone around me was so far superior to me to ever want to be my friend. they were friendly to me and even invited me to things but i usually refused (or ignored them, i hate hate hate to admit it) and spent a lot of time alone (too much, even for an introvert). then my mom died in the beginning of my 3rd year, and for some reason i decided to actually do something good for myself and started forcing myself to be more social and try more things?? and now four of my very best friends (and my Best Friend) are girls i danced with for 5 years in that program--i'm mostly friends with them because they were so persistent in pursuing it despite my silence and awkward conversation! so i'm forever thankful to them for that. in my 4th year i started going to (and staying at, and having a good experience at) auditions, and actually ended up performing in shows in my 4th and 5th year. i started going to improv jams and discovered that improv is actually my favourite form of dance and self-expression. and since i graduated i've been doing a lot more choreography and have had less and less anxiety and more and more confidence about it the more i practice. the last time i had choreographic anxiety was when i was creating a solo for myself in memory of my mom (it was really terrible, and i danced it terribly, but i'm still glad i did it) in 2016 and since then i have choreographed a LOT and had NO ANXIETY over it at all... it might be because i'm choreographing on kids now, my students, and i no longer have my peers surrounding me with their superior abilities, but anyway it's good. also i just made the huge crazy decision to take over my home studio from the previous director when she asked me so now this is my life... and there's no way anxious little 2nd year me would have ever done that. i'm not saying anxiety goes away (i'm anxious about other things now, dance and non-dance related) but it can get better?? i guess?? or i'm just really lucky?? my advanced contemporary class and i are currently choreographing a piece to "secret for the mad" also, which i'm really excited about and it's going really well! a little tribute to dodie and how happy her work and her existence makes me :)
aredhel grace 1 month late but oh well, i literally read all of that and i cried. you literally don't know how proud or happy i, someone who doesn't even know you, am. i know how hard it is to try to take control of your social anxiety/ not let it control you as i suffer from anxiety myself. i go to counselling to try and get help for this as it is very severe and i can't control it. i'm still in secondary school (uk) and can hardly ever go into my class because of the amount of people and that it just triggers my anxiety being in the smartest class and feeling as though i'm the worst in it. i have never really spoken about my anxiety to people or any of my friends but this one guy who i can trust with all of my heart but i feel as though now is the appropriate time to talk about it and let out my feelings. a few months back i got attacked. i was just out walking my dog, listening to music on the route i always go on which is near my house, when this random guy (who i've seen many times before but didn't think much of) came up from behind, grabbed me with his hand over my mouth and pushed me to the floor. i was so scared and was praying that someone would help me as there's normally a couple of people walking on the path but nobody seemed to come. i luckily managed to fight him off then ran for my life. like i said, i was so scared. i instantly phoned my mother and you could hear the panic in her voice. i collapsed to the floor in shock and in tears. my mother came and gave me the biggest hug i've ever had and then phoned the police. luckily they found him that night. i have had trust issues ever since. the word spread around my town quickly and saw many people post on snapchat if anyone knew who the girl who got attacked was. i couldn't stop crying and ever since i haven't been able to leave my house on my own. i have anxiety attacks now and then and i don't feel safe in my house. my friends are the best people in the world and when they see me looking upset they always ask if i'm okay and for me to leave the class to calm down. without my friends, family and most teachers at school, i literally wouldn't have gotten this far with my life and to not have as much anxiety as i did before. i still suffer with anxiety, mild depression and i also have trust issues, but being around people you love so much can help make all of that go away, especially that boy i mentioned earlier. telling people how you feel and talking about it really helps as they can try help you get over it and make your mind more positive. anyways i'm sorry for like the huge paragraph and you probably won't read it nor reply but i just want to say i'm really proud of you overcoming your fears and progressing to do something you have a passion in and love. your story is inspiring and tells people that life does get better if you face your fears and start saying yes to more things such as going out with your friends. i know i've said it but i'm proud of you and keep doing what you're doing!
what an inspiring story. I'm a dancer and i also deal with the same issue of not feeling good enough. luckily i have one friend who always encourages me and keeps me going, i have no idea how i would get on with out him. I never stand in the front in class because i feel like i'm not good enough and any time i try to i start to panic and have to leave. i've danced since i was 4(i'm 17 now) and i still don't feel like i'm good. all of my friends are so amazing and seem to be able to do everything perfectly and here i am still struggling. it didn't help that until i was 14 i was forced by my dance teacher to dance in all of the groups with the younger kids because i wasn't good enough to dance with the people my age because they were so much better than me(this did nothing for my confidence, i believe that it is really what exaggerated the problem). it hurt to see all of my friends always praised for doing well but when it came to me, i got nothing. only recently did i work up the courage to audition for a summer program in Los Angeles this past summer. i was actually selected to go and it did wonders for my confidence, but now months later i feel myself slipping back into old habits of standing in the back and messing up choreography. hoping i can get out of this soon, but its so hard with so much chaos in my life at the moment...
Martin DeHill I think it's symbolic and shows how these people feel. It's a way of showing that all these people who do that shoulder movement thing are feeling like a 6/10. Just my interpretation though.
Probably a good Username I thought it could be them all trying to keep themselves grounded maybe? (I'm not saying you are wrong I just wanted to share how I interpreted it) :)
i think its because they all want to be dancers, but because they feel like 6/10's they don't feel good enough to dance, so everytime they get the urge to dance (hence the shoulder movements) they stop themselves
I believe or what I take from it is her getting hit with her negative thoughts so it's like a punch and she's holding where she's been hit. i think she's trying to portray that the negative thoughts and feelings just kind of hit you I guess, but that's just my interpretation.
Aleya Grimes someone in the comments explained that they also do those movements when they're in a situation that puts them under a lot of stress, or when their anxiety is really bad. i think like that's probably what dodie was portraying in the music video
I love the theory about the arms and shoulders being associated with trying to stay grounded, but at first I thought that repressing the floating arms was trying to stay invisible to other people and trying to appear normal, which is why her neck and shoulders are aching, because she's always trying to hold them down
This is so beautiful. One of the most acurate songs about how it is to be in your 20s. You come out of school, convinced that you are special and talented and that you will achieve something great. Then you grow up and BAMM, reality hits you. Between managing your shifts at work and grocery shopping there is little room for those dreams (symbolized by the waiting room which looks like an audition for something, and her looking tired and leaving early). The weird movements stand not only for backpain and the like, but also for emotions that want to rise up. There are often movements like pushing down, symbolizing the self control that prevails the anger, frustration and panic to come out. So on the outside, she functions like a robot- and on the inside, there is a special girl coming to terms with that reality sees her as just someone- a plain girl, someone who is just there. Which is why she leaves the audition room early- the glamorous reality and the hope for a better life seem to clash with her tiredness and her exhausted face. She sees all of the other girls, which seem to look - from her perspective!- much more perfect than she does and decides she has no chance. Also, all the other girls in the room that seemingly look perfect- its just a mask. In the end, they are just as uncertain and exhausted as she is. They just think they are alone in this because everyone pretends like they are doing well.
this video shows that even if you're not as good looking, or as talented, or as 'perfect' as someone else - other people out there are just the same as you. we're not the same. none of us are. so just keeping being you. wether you be perfect or plain. it's the inside that matters ; not the outside.
Dodie, I have no words. In my eyes, the image of anxiety and depression weighing you down and taking hits at you was so, so, tragically true. If mental health was seen physically, this is how it would look. We’re all taking our own blows, and it makes it harder for us to do what we want to do in life. Especially in the beginning, when dodie got hit the first time, she almost looked shocked. Mental health issues, in and of themselves, are unpredictable. When you think you’re ok, they come back around for another punch. Dodie I don’t know how you and your team came up with this, you all are brilliant. You did this so, so beautifully. 💛💛💛
Rebecca Ogden I think this is more so about how every girl sees herself as not good enough. Always hyper aware of how we look and what’s bothering us (this is what the hand gestures represent imo). That’s why all the girls watch dodie when she leaves because they’re like “wow she’s just like me. But she isn’t going to let it stop her”
This is what most mental illnesses feel like. I do not suffer badly, but, just from the tiny bit I find it really hard to cope and I know I'm not the only one.
Katie Farndell you might be right about the video. I have social anxiety and depression and she is presenting that feeling. But I think the key that it’s more about how everyone feels this insecurity is because in the end it shows every girl having this problem. Plus the lyrics are about feeling not good enough after a one night stand. At least that’s how I visualized the song when it first came out.
I did a project recently called Soundtrack of my Life and I had to pick a song that represented me and I picked this one (sorry if that's depressing). I love this song so much, it makes me feel understood every single time I listen to it and if I were to have a movie made about me, this would be the climactic moment song. It's a beautiful representation of what some people actually go through everyday. Thank you so much, Dodie.
this is really beautiful, how at the beginning it centers on one girl going through the grind of daily life with this feeling of incompetence, melancholy and loneliness, then the second part expands to show that there are many others going through the same thing. it's real and conveys emotion so strongly by the raw acting, and through how simplistically the video is done to showcase that acting. it's heartwrenching but at the same time there's something about it that makes it absolutely beautiful. and that is the summary of my feelings about this video
dodie working in the coffee shop, looking at herself in the mirror, and leaving somewhere (possibly an audition) looking alike to everyone feels close to lalaland. beautiful use of beautiful music to tell a story
I thought that it wasn't about looking alike, more like seeing all these 9/10 gorgeous girls and feeling like you don't even compare, so she left, when in fact many of them are dealing with same anxieties
"is there pity for the plain girl?" "I know that you don't want me here" I'm so dehydrated for sobbing so much, it really hurts noticing that you don't really have friends, and the people you thought liked you don't even want you around
This is why love Dodie. Im sobbing while watching this video because of how beautiful it is. I can literally hear the pain and emotions in your voice and ugh it is just so beautiful. This video and song gives me chills. Each frame, each chord is just so beautiful. Thank you Dodie for this I really needed it.
Wow. This was really, really well done. Especially everything from 1:47 kind of had me tearing up a little, it's amazing how such a short clip paired with the music can tug at your deepest heartstrings. Well done, Dodie and Sammy!
when you just listen to this song its easy to picture yourself as the "i", but seeing the music video you remember that obviously other people feel this way. people listen to it and relate, and its not just someone far away that you'll never meet, it's anybody in your day to day life
So relatable😢 Almost all the time I always feel like I'm so dull and plain,not pretty nor cute but not ugly either.Not that smart but people keep telling me I am.Being an introvert I tend to keep things to myself and I just seem so reclusive and boring
fatinihidayah jamaludin hey,the thing is that we see ourselves every single day, the same face and body greets us in the mirror so we don't see ourselves as paticularly special, 'plain' if you will .Nobody is completely, 100% beautiful the world over .Some people look past us and so do we ,I'm sure you've found someone unattractive before? so have most people but that doesn't mean that person hasn't got someone head over heels for them ,someone's cheeks may burn at the thought of the eyes that seem so mediocre to you and someone may be in love with the way their mind is so soft and pure when you see only stupidity .The point I'm trying to make here is that you ARE beautiful in the fact you are alive, life is full of possibilities and just because you're sick of the sight of yourself doesn't mean that someone won't see the most beautiful person in the world. .🌼🌼
this is a work of art. from the lyrics, melody, depth and now the cinematography and whole video itself. the first time I heard this song, it tugged on my hearstrings and it still does every single time it plays. this song speaks to me like nothing else and that makes my tin heart warm. please keep making music that makes me and a lot more people feel, dodie. you are appreciated.
I cried right in the beginning. And then started sobbing when she spilled water because she looked scared and sad and how I usually do when I do somebting wrong. I dolt want he to look or feel that way. I know there isn't much I could do about it but just the thought of her getting hurt by someone who has barley talked to her made me sad and mad. I know she kinda plays as a character in this but still. It hurts. But I love it i don't know why lol
There are a million and one reasons to why I love this video. It's got such a different meaning to every individual who watches it which I think is so beautiful. Dodie is and has been such a major inspiration to me for such a long time. This video shows such the reality of how people can be struggling without anyone seeing it. How there are probably hundreds of people well briefly walk past in our lives who are struggling with something you'll never understand. Everyone who has helped make this video possible has done such an amazing job. I'm so proud of how far dodie has come.
I literally, no jokes cried when I listened to this. I never feel enough. I grew up expecting more out of myself, insecurity not only about my body, but very circles around that clouded me for so long and it still does. I hate myself honestly, I never feel like enough. I look at the people around me and wonder how they’re so perfect, so much better than me. How I’ll never be like them, never good enough, and I come home every night to a sleepless night full of tears everyday. I have often panic attacks too, and this song just means so much to me. I love you so much dodie.
-This music video/song made me really emotional so I turned it into a duet....- Edit: ohmygod i didn't expect this feedback- thank you all SO much im gonna cry now bye- And if you guys end up making a cover pleasepleaseplease let me know I'd be so hyped to listen to your renditions !! *Lyrics:* She looks like a 12/10 I watch her walk outside in the morning again I listen to her silent words I feel affection for the plain girl They can’t see the heartbreak inside But they don’t really see you, that’s why I see just what’s behind the words Can’t I talk on with the plain girl? Don’t close your mouth I hear all your words God, can’t they listen to the plain girl? (Please stay. Just wait. I want you here.) x5 No please don’t call a taxi Don’t have to walk outside tomorrow again No please don’t call a taxi Don’t have to walk outside tomorrow again Tell me what’s behind your words Let me listen to the plain girl Don’t close your mouth I love all your words Just let me listen to the plain girl
I have no words to describe this. Even the words amazing, wonderful, extraordinary can even fit into this!! It's so much more!!! Dodie you've dine it again!!! I'm practically crying rn, this is so simple but holds so much meaning!! You have no idea how much I love this video and you!! You are and will always be HUGE part in my like!!!! I hope to get to say this to you where you'd actually see/hear it, because I doubt you'd see this but if so..... 🎶You mean everything to me🎶❤💙💗
This is a beautiful song. I'm glad you put this out. So many people feel like a 6/10. No one is alone, and you make both you and us in a special place. The struggle is a big thing, and I hate to say it but its one of the key things in my life. People make anxiety and depression a joke, but they don't see how it makes us feel. Thank you, Dodie. We love you. ♡
For everyone who is having a bad day or feels the need to get validated by someone , let me tell you that you don’t, you don’t need to feel that way and even if you feel, that’s okay, everything’s alright, you deserve so much happiness and sunshine and sky full of stars to gaze at. You are beautiful. You are wanted. You are so much more than 6/10.
I don't know why but I feel like in that place where everyone's wearing blue, blue and black, or just black I feel like it represents something like, the blue represents anxiety and black represents depression, some of them just have anxiety, some have depression and anxiety, and some just have depression. I hope that makes sense
@@jednrrp It reminded me a little of the audition room in la la land. With the blue and the scripts? (Also the starting in a coffee shop and the general color scheme.) It seemed to me like it was a little about letting your insecurities hold you back from even trying; she leaves the room before getting a chance to show them what she has to offer
I feel like a six out of ten I've gotta get up early tomorrow again What goes on behind the words? Is there pity for the plain girl? Can you see the panic inside? I'm making you uneasy aren't I? [Chorus] What goes on behind the words? Is there pity for the plain girl? I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word A nod of pity for the plain girl [Bridge] I know that you don't want me here I know that you don't want me here I know that you don't want me here I know that you don't want me here I know that you don't want me here Oh I'll just call a taxi, I gotta get up early tomorrow again [Chorus] What goes on behind the words? Is there pity for the plain girl? I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word A nod of pity for the plain girl
this is so beautifully done and it's heartbreakingly accurate. i like how you started with the pain in your shoulder from work and carried that through the video as a symbol for the stress and tension and anxiety everyone carries and hides or at least that's how i interpreted it. also the scene with the audition and all the girls who looked like you reminded me of la la land and i have a feeling that was intentional so well done there haha
I love songs and music videos like this where it is fairly open for interpretation so everyone perceives it differently. Even reading through the comments you can see all the different meanings people took from the movements and lyrics. Beautifully done
I couldn't stop myself from crying at the part where she says ' I know that you don't want me here' because it is just soooo relatable and it's just what I feel all the time
also i feel like the shoulder thing represents chronic pain/illness... whether it's depression/anxiety/EDs/disability/trauma etc... we've all got something we have to live with... i was hoping there would be a positive end but this is so heartbreaking :(
Milly Price I think maybe it's meant to be a motivation to not stay away from other people but rather to bond with them over your problems and aches... So that your days won't end like hers
chills the whole entire time. how do you do this to me so consistently?
Conannnn
Conannnnnnn
Eeeek! I me too! I relate to this song a lot. Nice to see you here in the comments Conan c:
conan!!!
wowza love ya
i thought dodie was about to break out in a contemporary dance whenever she touched her shoulder
Shaddic D same
Shaddic D Lol same! Was seriously waiting for her to start dancing until I realized what was going on
lagunabxo what IS going on?
isn't she dancing?
same
Dodie: "Can you see the panic inside?"
Me: *sobbing uncontrollably*
Ouch. U okay?
Aaron Blue I'm not sure if this is for certain, but I think about half the people who listen to Dodie aren't
@@Link-el3ns big oof
Same hun same!!
I been there before
I believe the arm movements are a visual manifestation of her isolation and "otherness." Nobody else around her is making these movements. She sees this, and that contrast allows you to feel just how "different" she is, until you see that others experience that same feeling of alienation, all around her, despite their "poised" and assured appearance.
Jason Gary I was just about to make a comment asking what people think the symbolism of the sporadic arm movements meant then I read this. I like this. Nicely said.
Whenever I get really sad, I get really cold and when I get really cold sometimes, my shoulder stings. So when I saw this video, my immediate thought was that her body language showed a constant aching sadness like the weight of the world was getting too heavy
I thought she had a tick
She says in another video that she does things like holding her shoulder to ground her if she's feeling anxious or dissociated
I thought that this was her inner true self, wanting her to dance (like her raising her hand in an elegant pose), but the cold world around her won't let her or she won't, afraid of what people might say if she just danced through her life. And the end showed other girls who just fell the same. So maybe the message would be "You aren't a 6/10, you are way better than that, others just don't see it".
I like the part with my stairs
Evan Edinger hahahaha
Same
Evan Edinger Lol Evan 😂
No pun?! Who's hacked Evan's account?
It was the
Highest
Point of the video
One of the things I love about Dodie is that she looks 'normal' when you first see her but then you fall in love with her words and appearance so now she is the most beautiful human in the entire world
draco malfoy that's really sweet of you Draco. And she's a muggle as well. Glad to see you're not following your fathers footsteps any longer.
Squibwerb Tennisballs dude I'm gay. I just think she's really pretty
draco malfoy well if you say so Draco than it must be tru 😂
I was gonna say, ur with harry
Didn’t think I’d ever agree with you, Malfoy.
I love the lyrics “is there pity for the plain girl” Because I feel like people care and pity the really hurt and hated girls and no one wants to help the average girl.
Very true, that's how I think about it too
I have a friend who is like the "stereotypical girl", and some people didn't like her for that reason. She's amazing but she doesn't feel the same way and she struggles with mental health just as much as anyone else. She would never open up about these things until after she moved out of the country, she had a talk with us and now we're helping each other out
@@28stabwounds90 this has nothing to do with the topic but goddamnit i love your name
Spot on. There's a lot of people with mental illness/anxiety/depression/addiction who are very "functional". You feel weird because you aren't as obviously disadvantaged as other people but you don't feel as good as you feel like you should. It leads to a lot of self hate where you don't understand why you can't just snap out of it.
6/10 is such a great explanation of depersonalization and derealization. You don't feel traditionally bad so it's hard to say you're below average but you definitely don't feel good. So you're a 6/10, just kinda floating through life trying to focus on the next task (I'll just call a taxi, got to get up early tomorrow again) knowing that people don't really care about your problems (is there pity for the plain girl) while trying to dampen that endless negative thoughts running through your head (I know that you don't want me here).
Such a perfect song.
i interpreted this a totally different way- like the singer is worried that people pity her because they see her as the plain girl! i think your interpretation is completely valid though!!
The arm: I first noticed the hitch of her shoulder is upward. While walking up the stairs, she even manages to reach up and forward fully before she can bring herself 'back under control'. That this looks like dancing is no mistake: what she's holding back is something more beautiful and fundamental than ordinary motion.
The half-completed movements are about self-imposed limitations. The woman in the red dress even reaches with her left hand to PUSH her own right arm back down. Dodie's 'character' leaves the audition without even trying. When we hem ourselves in, when we hide our ambitions or refuse them because we don't believe we can ever be enough, we are the ones holding ourselves TIGHTLY in place.
I would say that the message is "let yourself reach forward" but it's almost more like "there are some people who can't *help* but doubt themselves, and this prevents them from fully living." That makes Dodie's refrain even more plaintive. Is there pity for someone who prevents themselves from moving forward because of insecurity alone? Dodie obviously isn't "the plain girl" and neither are the objectively beautiful women in the waiting room. They THINK they are plain -- or have some other, central flaw that prevents them from achieving their dreams -- but they are all literally holding themselves back with their own bodies, their own hands.
Yes, that's pitiable. But changeable.
Just some thoughts on this.
I agree! That makes a lot of sense :)
Thank you for this interpretation, it's beautifully put.
That was awesome. I think I relate a lot to what you're saying cause I get everyone telling me I don't need to worry about things or I'm better than I think, but I literally can't help but doubt everything I do, say, or think. So while I understand and realize how smart and useful the advice people give me about worrying less is, it seems impossible to actually apply it to myself.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Wow...
There's a lot of comments about not understanding the shoulder movement. The way I interpreted it was that it was the weight of anxiety, the physical manifestation of the ache that the pressure puts into you. It reminded me of the idea of 'the weight of the world being placed on your shoulders'. I don't believe that 6/10 is a reference to looks, I think it's that hollow feeling of inadequacy that accompanies the panic. It is showing that the room of people that made Dodie's character feel inferior, also felt that same pressure and panic but in different situations, so even if you feel like that, every one is fighting the force of their own battle. I think this was a hauntingly beautiful portrayal of an internal struggle, and was incredibly well done. Both the music and the video are incredible, I think everyone involved should be really proud xx
Daniella Moriarty brb I need to wipe tears
Daniella Moriarty WHY DOES THAT INTERPRETATION FIT PERFECTLY AND MAKE IT EVEN SADDER
Also, as someone who works in a dining room, that sort of job can put a lot of strain on the shoulders, moving heavy objects around and whatnot. They feel chronically stiff, and I often roll my shoulders in a similar manner after I move coffee pots or something. Although yes, there's also plenty of anxiety involved as well. When I saw this, I was like, finally, a Dodie song that's as cripplingly relatable as one of her vlogs! :D
that makes more sense
thx for explaining it 😀
Daniella Moriarty I definitely think the 6/10 is do to with looks, "plain girl" I think she's referring to feeling very average in looks and personality, just overall feeling like she's average, I think she left the audition because she felt that everyone there was prettier than her
It broke my heart when I saw her crying at the end
Royal Potato same
the little tear gleam😭
Me too
Yeah! That's the part that made me cry
You fucking spoiler
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!
No Frills Twins I LOVE YOU GUYSS
OH MY GOD IT THE TWINS OF BEAUTY
I like the 'I know that you don't want me here'
Because I don't see it as dodie telling herself that, but every girl there telling themselves that
Theirself isn’t a word, lol. It’s themselves.
@@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe lol thanks
this is definitely a 10/10
Emily P RT
yES
Emily P
Oh hi another Emily with a Gerard pfp also
(Lol)
Emily P bullfuck, it's 100/10
Emily P I made a cover of this song...can u please tell me how is it?🔥🙏🏻
i'm not crying yOU'RE CRYING
A little bit of Monika you're right I definitely am
Yea you right
YES, I AM CRYING
Omfg me the minute I stared watching I started crying 😭
A little bit of Monika No I'm not U R!
Ok i fucking love this, everyone's nervous and insecure even when you think they're some kind of perfect creation
:)
Imagine if this was some sort of ad for a pain relieving balm.
Head on! Apply directly to the forehead.
SHES SO BRILLIANT
Sophia Swan yes I love her
Sophia Swan agreed
OMG YES SHE IS
❤
This comment section is so wholesome. This video is so beautiful. And whoever is reading this, know that you are loved. You may feel like a 6/10 or even a 0/10. But you are a 10/10.
Erika Covey 💝 dodie's comment section is always magical :*
I give you a solid 2/10 but don't worry, I bet you have a great personality
You're wrong my friend, I'm a 11/10. Just this simple out of the box guy over here.
Dynamicdork Ninjanerd that doesn’t matter. We all do wrong. We all make thousands of mistakes. But I know for sure everyone in their heart is 10/10. Because you aren’t alone. And you are loved.
Eliza Hamilton I’m really glad I could help in a small way ☺️
I just discovered her and as I was listening to this I was like “even the girl you think looks 10/10 probably thinks she a 6/10 too.” And I then saw the end of clips with the different girls. A get little teary. Because it’s true how many girls have you met and you admire them from afar or are envious in some ways, and maybe one day you get drinks or at a party they are there and they say “ah man you know I wish I could be like you being able to seem so relaxed or crack a joke you also have a great smile!” And then you go “WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!?!? Have you looked at yourself in a mirror???”
That’s not what she was talking about. She feels as though she is a plain person living in a world of simulation where people don’t want to see her. It’s a complex mental issue that goes through her head. She feels like a fake person that lives a repetitive lifestyle, and that everyone doesn’t want to see through her feelings. And also that everyone dislikes her as a person, but doesn’t want to go deeper into her thoughts. Also the line “what goes on behind the words?” Signifies that she feels people’s words are fake and that everyone is oblivious to their conscious. The ending part where girls are doing the same movement as Dodie signifies that everyone _does_ have a conscious and it’s not just Dodie who feels as she’s living in a fake world. This is a result from depression and existential thoughts. I know because I go through the exact same thing. Hope this helps :)
Jasmine’s Crap It can mean whatever you want it to mean. Don't ruin the illusion
YummyBear 1000 😊
@@bananatesticle9401 this is how I feel everyday
Yes, so sad how relatable it is
Can we just all agree that’s she’s like a 400/10?
Infinity / 10
Sunita F. Yes
Sunita F. It makes me wonder if you would have said the same if she wasn't a good singer
@@lucyh2528
She's still awesome!
She's funny, clever, cute and generally a great person. Someone can be horrible and have a good singing voice.
But she has a good personality AND is talented.
Truer words were never spoken
That last frame hits me hard. Crying but not actually expressing emotion. Just, empty leaking. And in the back of a car too,, such a melancholy place to be.
Idk I just really related to this whole video, especially that last frame, and now I'm crying too akdbakfbsjdns
i started crying at that part.
I cried. I've heard this song many times.... And I get emotional every time I listen to it.
Jill Stephenson don’t not meaning to sound mean, but i don’t get the story, why do they all end up grabbing their shoulders?
Bianca Kitson from what I interpret it as, it's their inside feelings trying to get out, but they keep pushing them back down
Jill Stephenson it’s insecurity to me... I do that a lot with my shoulders
i was the 2000th like omg
Jill Stephenson, me 2. Secret for the mad also makes me cry a river.
LIKE iF DODIE IS A 100/10
Edit - I love that so many of you agree ♡♡
•Equine Dancer• she’ll forever be in my heart. I don’t know how she thinks she’s plain. At least she’s not like me. I’m not pretty unless I try super hard. Even then I’m a 4/10
I had a severe anxiety disorder that I've mostly matured out of but this is so freaking amazing to me how she conveyed anxiety extremely well just with movements cuz there's NO way to tell someone how anxiety is and it make sense to them like there's just no way to explain it
seeing dodie cry is one of the saddest things i've ever seen
Something I want everyone to know. If you feel like you made a mistake, if someone calls you a 6/10 because of something small you did, they lack the understanding you have. You are capable of acceptance. You will have opportunities to meet great people that share your interests because you don't quickly judge them. Everyone else will be constantly begging and searching while you can choose who you want to bring in. These kind of people are capable of living the happiest lives, but when other people put them down it makes them feel worthless. Just know that anyone who thinks you are worthless is probably worth less than you.
Echocookie that's not was 6/10 means in this case
Well, everyone interpret it according to their own experiences, and that's the beauty of it.
your comment made me cry
I really needed your comment thank you
this comment really helped me, thanks
Wow this is so emotional. Beautiful art
emorydean tr f2f f2f f f2f;
lolgurl141 wth
To all the people wondering about the arm movements in the video, I think I might have the answer(?). The pushing down movement might be a kind of deep breathing and relaxing anxiety coping mechanism. I have used some that are very similar, the only difference was the way I moved my arms. The rubbing of the shoulders, I think, was supposed to represent actual physical pain. When you have anxiety, your body is constantly tense, which leads most commonly to aching shoulders, backs, and jaws.
Trashcan't I thought it was a whole
She’s hurting but you only realise If you can see the pain when it’s on the inside you can’t tell
And I thought the pushing down was her pushing down the self loathing and overthinking bits
Oh
I wasn't crying until she cried
Yo Kennedy FUCKING SAMS
Yo Kennedy SAME*
Same!!!!
Yo Kennedy don’t cry,craft
sure you weren't. don't cry, craft!
my brain can’t process how beautiful this is so i just started crying, yet i was smiling. i can’t think of a better representation of the lyrics than these visuals.
THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO DODIE INSPIRES ME IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE
I'm 15 and I sing and write songs and I play guitar and ukulele and Im trying to make my dream come true
And i upload original songs about overcoming my insecurities and stuff and me with losing best friends as well as covers ( i just posted a dusk till dawn collab) and it would mean a lot if you checked it out and told me what you think❤️ also subscribing would mean the world to me!
Sorry again for the self promo I just really need this❤️
ReadaBook AHHHHH
she is a gift, just a lil slice of hope in this dark world
wow. never before has a song hit me this hard. i relate to every word of this so much. i'm not remotely good at anything, even though i like to think i am. i'm a little above average in school. i am not athletic. i am not ugly, yet i am so far from pretty. my social skills are mediocre at best. i was never bad enough to be nothing, yet i was never good enough to be something. i've never had a best friend, i have plenty of friends but they seem to forget i'm there for a majority of the time. i've never had a boyfriend. i have learned to be forgotten. i have learned to settle for second best. and seeing all the comments makes me sad, because i never took the time to think about just how many people feel the same way that i do.
Me too :( it's okay. I've heard that it gets better as we grow older
I've learned to be forgotten. wow. that, that hits hard.
When we see everyone looking in the mirror, I honestly got chills. This is such a raw visualisation of what it's like to feel "average" Beautiful video and an even more beautiful voice.
Same!! I don't get ASMR for ANYTHING, but I was feeling waves of chills watching that sequence. So beautiful
This video reminds me almost painfully about the depression I used to have. The slow, dragging movement, the jerky ones... I know people joke about shoulder pain here, but I literally used to do these. I have been laying on the ground, arm reaching up, pulling my arm down, hugging myself, tried to keep my hands from hurting myself with bringing it up and down repeatedly, as if i tried to hold a silent political debate with nothing. I still rub or scratch my neck or collarbone constantly if I'm insecure or am talking to people that make me feel small. So while all of this maybe has a deep explanation, and I love some of the ideas i read here, for me it's just the reality of not really being in your mind.
Write or Die I understand. I used to curl into a ball and hold myself, because I couldn't do anything but hold the pain back physically. I would scream myself hoarse, and smile the moment my parents stepped inside.
I've always loved this song but this video really put the lyrics into place even more than I realized before. The whole perspective of everyone behind their exterior all going through the same thing, loved that - ahhh this is just so beautiful!!
Chloe Rose Art could you explain the significance of the shoulder??
Holly May Swift I could be wrong but I interpret it like they are carrying something on their shoulders?
OH MY GOD CHLOE
Chloe Rose Art
My interpret was that they where carrying a lot of weight on their shoulders. Like stress, social life,work life, mental health problems ect
Chloe Rose Art I made a cover of this song...can u please tell me how is it?🔥🙏🏻
To the plain girls.
None of you are plain. And you must never think that. You are all beautiful and unique and anyone who says otherwise just can't see that yet. But they will. Because you are lovable. And you are brave and you will go out there and you will do something incredible. Everyone has something locked inside of them waiting to come out. And no matter how long that takes.... *you will shine the most.*
Infinity War Survivor hey at least _someone_ survived
Nah man I don't think I'm plain, I think I'm shit
Thank you.
@@nojaybay same
I thought the bold "the most" weas read more XD
This is beauty, this is grace, why are tears streaming down my face?
Dinaッ ok lovin the comment and lovin the profile pic
Love that profile pic though 😂
hey look at my profile picture!!
Meghai Choudhury so beautiful
Meghai Choudhury 👏👏👏👏
This is just my theory, but each compulsive dance movement in the video, it's like every time dodie or any of the other girls has a thought or feels, they react to it physically. Like the movements are the physical representation of shoving down their feelings, suppressing, and holding everything back. Like the almost constant reaching out and drawing back into herself. Or at 1:04 when she moves up then falls backwards like she's just had a hopeful thought and then it got beaten down. The consistent hugging her arms and shoulders shows she is trying to hold herself together, The interpretive dancing was such a genius way to illustrate the raw emotions dodie put behind this song.
NatCat nice analysis 😍
NatCat omg thank you I was trying to figure it out for so long lol this was beautiful
You have such a beautiful mind I love you I have an anxiety disorder like her and have the same thoughts and can really related just to the movments
+mcclamac000 thank you so much, and I'm sorry that you struggle with that. Dodie and Sammy did such an amazing job translating what she meant the lyrics to mean into this video.
+hannahone23 that makes a lot of sense yeah. Except I think this is more of an encompassing song of how everyone has the same doubts and insecurities. But I definitely think there's the underlying message to rise above like in pas de deux.
I'm seeing a lot of comments about how 6/10 is good and above average. But Dodie was trying to get something else across by using 6/10 instead of 1/10. I think she was trying to say that she feels just above average. Too plain to stand out and be unique. However, she stands out just enough so others can see her so she feels like a burden to those surrounding her.
I can also see comments talking about her 'self pity' . You may get that impression at the start but at the end it shows that everyone who looks so mentally stable is in the same boat and feels like a 6/10 but hides it away just like she Does
is_it_ tho??? I agree with this.
But I'm replying to say how much I love your name.
I think it's also about her depersonalizations. Everything feels dull and unreal, and she's kinda trapped in this mental state, too anxious to connect with someone else about it.
exactly
thank you, i couldn't agree more on a level as another person experiencing it the same way.
is_it_ tho??? PREACH
No you feel like a 3/5. Gotta reduce, Dodie.
Math teachers be like:
Ha
K.I.S.S People!
Well technically if you round off from 6 to 10 then the estimation would be 10 since 6 is greater than 5 and numbers starting from 5 and up rounds off to 10 so conclusion is that Dodie is basically a 10
@@amesjahhh5312 I love this
Lyrics:
I feel like a 6/10
I've gottta get up early tomorrow again.
What goes on behind the words,
Is there pity for the plain girl
Mmmm mmmm
Can you see the panic inside
I'm making you uneasy aren't I
What goes on behind the words
Is there pity for the plain girl
I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word
A nod of pity for the plain girl
Mmmm mmmm
I know that you don't want me here x4
So I'll just call a taxi
I've gottta get up early tomorrow again
So I'll just call a taxi
Gottta get up early tomorrow again
What goes on behind the words
Is there pity for the plain girl
I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word
A nod of pity for the plain girl.
What goes on behind the walls*
people like you are the backbone of this society
@@anaschon agreed
Miploom _Games it’s Words
@@ilovemeeeeeee I think it's wall the first time, and words the second. I could be wrong though :)
MAMMY I FINALLY GOT TO BE IN A MUSIC VIDEO
(Sammy, Dodie, this is unreal
You look beautiful!
Omg you answered my gf on Twitter
looking lovely as usual ❤
Melanie Murphy I’m a mess now 😂😭
You look STUNNING!!!
I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU
Naomi Fallis I made a cover of this song...can u please tell me how is it?🔥🙏🏻
YOU SAID I LOVE YOU 7 TIMES
Naomi Fallis Same bro
I know this comment is late, buut can we appreciate the small echo in the music design and desaturation of the video to build a layer of dissociation and cloudiness caused by anxiety. Just, 10/10
Your music makes me happy but makes me wanna cry at the same time ?? gAHHh
spicy dad IKR it's beautiful
spicy dad couldn’t have said it better
spicy dad me too!! 💜😭
same
Same
conclusion: if you're plain you're gonna have severe shoulder-pains
Is is so rare to see someone Dodie’s age create music so honest and relatable and then her videos are on another level. Her energy performing live was so contagious and pure! She’s an amazing artist!
i connected with this song when dodie first uploaded it on her main channel (i saw it as being about social anxiety and every word felt so true) but i never cried the way i just did watching this. because i was a dance major in university and the WORST anxiety i have ever had has been with things relating to dance, because of my deep rooted sense of inadequacy as a dancer. i walked away from more auditions in uni than i can count, exactly as dodie does in this video, crying and feeling embarrassed and hating myself because why would anyone want me, a terrible excuse for a dancer, in their beautiful piece of art??
the anxiety was the same if not worse when it came to choreographing things myself, we had a course in 2nd year called dance composition that i struggled a lot in, i was too self-conscious to work on pieces in class with everyone else so i would just curl up in a corner listening to my music on repeat and avoiding eye contact, and then go into the studio alone later and spend most of the time lying on my back fighting tears because how could i ever make something good? the second self-solo i made that year was about mental illness and people in my class said it felt "raw" and gave them chills.
i had no friends in my own program the first couple of years of uni either, because to me everyone around me was so far superior to me to ever want to be my friend. they were friendly to me and even invited me to things but i usually refused (or ignored them, i hate hate hate to admit it) and spent a lot of time alone (too much, even for an introvert).
then my mom died in the beginning of my 3rd year, and for some reason i decided to actually do something good for myself and started forcing myself to be more social and try more things?? and now four of my very best friends (and my Best Friend) are girls i danced with for 5 years in that program--i'm mostly friends with them because they were so persistent in pursuing it despite my silence and awkward conversation! so i'm forever thankful to them for that.
in my 4th year i started going to (and staying at, and having a good experience at) auditions, and actually ended up performing in shows in my 4th and 5th year. i started going to improv jams and discovered that improv is actually my favourite form of dance and self-expression. and since i graduated i've been doing a lot more choreography and have had less and less anxiety and more and more confidence about it the more i practice. the last time i had choreographic anxiety was when i was creating a solo for myself in memory of my mom (it was really terrible, and i danced it terribly, but i'm still glad i did it) in 2016 and since then i have choreographed a LOT and had NO ANXIETY over it at all... it might be because i'm choreographing on kids now, my students, and i no longer have my peers surrounding me with their superior abilities, but anyway it's good. also i just made the huge crazy decision to take over my home studio from the previous director when she asked me so now this is my life... and there's no way anxious little 2nd year me would have ever done that.
i'm not saying anxiety goes away (i'm anxious about other things now, dance and non-dance related) but it can get better?? i guess?? or i'm just really lucky??
my advanced contemporary class and i are currently choreographing a piece to "secret for the mad" also, which i'm really excited about and it's going really well! a little tribute to dodie and how happy her work and her existence makes me :)
aredhel grace 1 month late but oh well,
i literally read all of that and i cried. you literally don't know how proud or happy i, someone who doesn't even know you, am. i know how hard it is to try to take control of your social anxiety/ not let it control you as i suffer from anxiety myself. i go to counselling to try and get help for this as it is very severe and i can't control it. i'm still in secondary school (uk) and can hardly ever go into my class because of the amount of people and that it just triggers my anxiety being in the smartest class and feeling as though i'm the worst in it.
i have never really spoken about my anxiety to people or any of my friends but this one guy who i can trust with all of my heart but i feel as though now is the appropriate time to talk about it and let out my feelings. a few months back i got attacked. i was just out walking my dog, listening to music on the route i always go on which is near my house, when this random guy (who i've seen many times before but didn't think much of) came up from behind, grabbed me with his hand over my mouth and pushed me to the floor. i was so scared and was praying that someone would help me as there's normally a couple of people walking on the path but nobody seemed to come. i luckily managed to fight him off then ran for my life. like i said, i was so scared. i instantly phoned my mother and you could hear the panic in her voice. i collapsed to the floor in shock and in tears. my mother came and gave me the biggest hug i've ever had and then phoned the police. luckily they found him that night.
i have had trust issues ever since. the word spread around my town quickly and saw many people post on snapchat if anyone knew who the girl who got attacked was. i couldn't stop crying and ever since i haven't been able to leave my house on my own. i have anxiety attacks now and then and i don't feel safe in my house. my friends are the best people in the world and when they see me looking upset they always ask if i'm okay and for me to leave the class to calm down. without my friends, family and most teachers at school, i literally wouldn't have gotten this far with my life and to not have as much anxiety as i did before.
i still suffer with anxiety, mild depression and i also have trust issues, but being around people you love so much can help make all of that go away, especially that boy i mentioned earlier. telling people how you feel and talking about it really helps as they can try help you get over it and make your mind more positive. anyways i'm sorry for like the huge paragraph and you probably won't read it nor reply but i just want to say i'm really proud of you overcoming your fears and progressing to do something you have a passion in and love. your story is inspiring and tells people that life does get better if you face your fears and start saying yes to more things such as going out with your friends. i know i've said it but i'm proud of you and keep doing what you're doing!
what an inspiring story. I'm a dancer and i also deal with the same issue of not feeling good enough. luckily i have one friend who always encourages me and keeps me going, i have no idea how i would get on with out him. I never stand in the front in class because i feel like i'm not good enough and any time i try to i start to panic and have to leave. i've danced since i was 4(i'm 17 now) and i still don't feel like i'm good. all of my friends are so amazing and seem to be able to do everything perfectly and here i am still struggling. it didn't help that until i was 14 i was forced by my dance teacher to dance in all of the groups with the younger kids because i wasn't good enough to dance with the people my age because they were so much better than me(this did nothing for my confidence, i believe that it is really what exaggerated the problem). it hurt to see all of my friends always praised for doing well but when it came to me, i got nothing. only recently did i work up the courage to audition for a summer program in Los Angeles this past summer. i was actually selected to go and it did wonders for my confidence, but now months later i feel myself slipping back into old habits of standing in the back and messing up choreography. hoping i can get out of this soon, but its so hard with so much chaos in my life at the moment...
Thank you so much for this, I really needed it
This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing
No disrespect but do your fingers hurt? You wrote soooooooo much
I've got goosebumps this is amazing
S twosmolbeansthatusetheirglutes hello fren, I see our pics and names match!
S twosmolbeansthatusetheirglutes why hello there fren
smol bean hello to you too fren
a beautiful ad bringing awareness to the epidemic of neck and shoulder injuries that often go over looked. strong stuff.
Seriously though I don't get the shoulder thing?
Martin DeHill I think it's symbolic and shows how these people feel. It's a way of showing that all these people who do that shoulder movement thing are feeling like a 6/10. Just my interpretation though.
Probably a good Username I thought it could be them all trying to keep themselves grounded maybe? (I'm not saying you are wrong I just wanted to share how I interpreted it) :)
i think its because they all want to be dancers, but because they feel like 6/10's they don't feel good enough to dance, so everytime they get the urge to dance (hence the shoulder movements) they stop themselves
HAHAHAH THIS IS THE BEST. BLESSSS
I would love to have the power to hug every lonely and misunderstood person in this world, to make them feel even a little bit better
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This was amazing and those dances ( the hand movements) really helped bring the whole music video together!!
I cried through out cause I can relate...
can you explain the hand movements
I believe or what I take from it is her getting hit with her negative thoughts so it's like a punch and she's holding where she's been hit. i think she's trying to portray that the negative thoughts and feelings just kind of hit you I guess, but that's just my interpretation.
Aleya Grimes someone in the comments explained that they also do those movements when they're in a situation that puts them under a lot of stress, or when their anxiety is really bad. i think like that's probably what dodie was portraying in the music video
I love the theory about the arms and shoulders being associated with trying to stay grounded, but at first I thought that repressing the floating arms was trying to stay invisible to other people and trying to appear normal, which is why her neck and shoulders are aching, because she's always trying to hold them down
Wow I really like your take on the video, it really resonated with me
This hit me hard
Mackenzie Keller I like that theory too 😊
11/10 would dodie again
This is so beautiful. One of the most acurate songs about how it is to be in your 20s. You come out of school, convinced that you are special and talented and that you will achieve something great. Then you grow up and BAMM, reality hits you. Between managing your shifts at work and grocery shopping there is little room for those dreams (symbolized by the waiting room which looks like an audition for something, and her looking tired and leaving early). The weird movements stand not only for backpain and the like, but also for emotions that want to rise up. There are often movements like pushing down, symbolizing the self control that prevails the anger, frustration and panic to come out. So on the outside, she functions like a robot- and on the inside, there is a special girl coming to terms with that reality sees her as just someone- a plain girl, someone who is just there. Which is why she leaves the audition room early- the glamorous reality and the hope for a better life seem to clash with her tiredness and her exhausted face. She sees all of the other girls, which seem to look - from her perspective!- much more perfect than she does and decides she has no chance. Also, all the other girls in the room that seemingly look perfect- its just a mask. In the end, they are just as uncertain and exhausted as she is. They just think they are alone in this because everyone pretends like they are doing well.
this video shows that even if you're not as good looking, or as talented, or as 'perfect' as someone else - other people out there are just the same as you. we're not the same. none of us are. so just keeping being you. wether you be perfect or plain. it's the inside that matters ; not the outside.
babyytaehyung _ It's not just about the looks, it's about how you feel about yourself.
Dodie, I have no words. In my eyes, the image of anxiety and depression weighing you down and taking hits at you was so, so, tragically true. If mental health was seen physically, this is how it would look. We’re all taking our own blows, and it makes it harder for us to do what we want to do in life. Especially in the beginning, when dodie got hit the first time, she almost looked shocked. Mental health issues, in and of themselves, are unpredictable. When you think you’re ok, they come back around for another punch. Dodie I don’t know how you and your team came up with this, you all are brilliant. You did this so, so beautifully. 💛💛💛
Rebecca Ogden you said it, yellow circle.
This 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Rebecca Ogden I think this is more so about how every girl sees herself as not good enough. Always hyper aware of how we look and what’s bothering us (this is what the hand gestures represent imo). That’s why all the girls watch dodie when she leaves because they’re like “wow she’s just like me. But she isn’t going to let it stop her”
This is what most mental illnesses feel like. I do not suffer badly, but, just from the tiny bit I find it really hard to cope and I know I'm not the only one.
Katie Farndell you might be right about the video. I have social anxiety and depression and she is presenting that feeling. But I think the key that it’s more about how everyone feels this insecurity is because in the end it shows every girl having this problem. Plus the lyrics are about feeling not good enough after a one night stand. At least that’s how I visualized the song when it first came out.
I did a project recently called Soundtrack of my Life and I had to pick a song that represented me and I picked this one (sorry if that's depressing). I love this song so much, it makes me feel understood every single time I listen to it and if I were to have a movie made about me, this would be the climactic moment song. It's a beautiful representation of what some people actually go through everyday. Thank you so much, Dodie.
Honestly this combination of dodies music with videos directed by Sammy is just too perfect
this is really beautiful, how at the beginning it centers on one girl going through the grind of daily life with this feeling of incompetence, melancholy and loneliness, then the second part expands to show that there are many others going through the same thing. it's real and conveys emotion so strongly by the raw acting, and through how simplistically the video is done to showcase that acting. it's heartwrenching but at the same time there's something about it that makes it absolutely beautiful. and that is the summary of my feelings about this video
dodie working in the coffee shop, looking at herself in the mirror, and leaving somewhere (possibly an audition) looking alike to everyone feels close to lalaland. beautiful use of beautiful music to tell a story
I thought that it wasn't about looking alike, more like seeing all these 9/10 gorgeous girls and feeling like you don't even compare, so she left, when in fact many of them are dealing with same anxieties
ah yes, because la la land invented looking in a mirror
It is def La La Land inspired and i lovee it soooo muchh
Matt Evans but it isn’t just the mirror bit it’s the coffee shop and the audition😂
Ruri Takanashi +
"is there pity for the plain girl?"
"I know that you don't want me here"
I'm so dehydrated for sobbing so much, it really hurts noticing that you don't really have friends, and the people you thought liked you don't even want you around
This is why love Dodie. Im sobbing while watching this video because of how beautiful it is. I can literally hear the pain and emotions in your voice and ugh it is just so beautiful. This video and song gives me chills. Each frame, each chord is just so beautiful. Thank you Dodie for this I really needed it.
Wow. This was really, really well done. Especially everything from 1:47 kind of had me tearing up a little, it's amazing how such a short clip paired with the music can tug at your deepest heartstrings. Well done, Dodie and Sammy!
mariaarakal l
when you just listen to this song its easy to picture yourself as the "i", but seeing the music video you remember that obviously other people feel this way. people listen to it and relate, and its not just someone far away that you'll never meet, it's anybody in your day to day life
Filippa MD spot on
I've never seen anyone visually convey social anxiety so well as this....omg it's awful and beautifully well-done all at the same time, ya know?
So relatable😢
Almost all the time I always feel like I'm so dull and plain,not pretty nor cute but not ugly either.Not that smart but people keep telling me I am.Being an introvert I tend to keep things to myself and I just seem so reclusive and boring
fatinihidayah jamaludin hey,the thing is that we see ourselves every single day, the same face and body greets us in the mirror so we don't see ourselves as paticularly special, 'plain' if you will .Nobody is completely, 100% beautiful the world over .Some people look past us and so do we ,I'm sure you've found someone unattractive before? so have most people but that doesn't mean that person hasn't got someone head over heels for them ,someone's cheeks may burn at the thought of the eyes that seem so mediocre to you and someone may be in love with the way their mind is so soft and pure when you see only stupidity .The point I'm trying to make here is that you ARE beautiful in the fact you are alive, life is full of possibilities and just because you're sick of the sight of yourself doesn't mean that someone won't see the most beautiful person in the world. .🌼🌼
milo Stewart's eyebrows That's beautifully well thought.Definitely made me smile😊
milo Stewart's eyebrows ❤️
wow you sound just like me..
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND I LEGIT STARTED CRYING WITH ALL THE HARMONIES MY VOICE IS SOMEWHERE IN THERE I'M
this is a work of art. from the lyrics, melody, depth and now the cinematography and whole video itself. the first time I heard this song, it tugged on my hearstrings and it still does every single time it plays. this song speaks to me like nothing else and that makes my tin heart warm. please keep making music that makes me and a lot more people feel, dodie. you are appreciated.
This song: The best
Me: Sobbing
Hotel: Trivago
This is so beautiful oh my gosh. Perfect visuals along with an angel's voice.. art.
Full. Body. Chills. Wow. Dodie this is incredible. The whole team on this did an amazing job. 😭🙌🏻
I cried right in the beginning. And then started sobbing when she spilled water because she looked scared and sad and how I usually do when I do somebting wrong. I dolt want he to look or feel that way. I know there isn't much I could do about it but just the thought of her getting hurt by someone who has barley talked to her made me sad and mad. I know she kinda plays as a character in this but still. It hurts. But I love it i don't know why lol
you ever just lay on your bedroom floor and sob listening to the most beautiful song ever created?
answering this comment one year late just to say: yes, that’s exactly what i’m doing
THIS IS PERFECT. the metaphors, the cinematography, all of it. What a work of art
How can someone be so beautiful
She cant shes ugly
John Doe I disagree
Dora Explorer I disagree
Where are you guys looking, she's the most beautiful human being I've ever seen on this planet
little human even without trying to...
There are a million and one reasons to why I love this video. It's got such a different meaning to every individual who watches it which I think is so beautiful. Dodie is and has been such a major inspiration to me for such a long time. This video shows such the reality of how people can be struggling without anyone seeing it. How there are probably hundreds of people well briefly walk past in our lives who are struggling with something you'll never understand.
Everyone who has helped make this video possible has done such an amazing job. I'm so proud of how far dodie has come.
I literally, no jokes cried when I listened to this.
I never feel enough. I grew up expecting more out of myself, insecurity not only about my body, but very circles around that clouded me for so long and it still does. I hate myself honestly, I never feel like enough. I look at the people around me and wonder how they’re so perfect, so much better than me. How I’ll never be like them, never good enough, and I come home every night to a sleepless night full of tears everyday. I have often panic attacks too, and this song just means so much to me.
I love you so much dodie.
10/6
Yonte' Rosby yess
There’s always that one person who ruins it. 😂
Yonte' Rosby more like
-This music video/song made me really emotional so I turned it into a duet....-
Edit: ohmygod i didn't expect this feedback- thank you all SO much im gonna cry now bye-
And if you guys end up making a cover pleasepleaseplease let me know I'd be so hyped to listen to your renditions !!
*Lyrics:*
She looks like a 12/10
I watch her walk outside in the morning again
I listen to her silent words
I feel affection for the plain girl
They can’t see the heartbreak inside
But they don’t really see you, that’s why
I see just what’s behind the words
Can’t I talk on with the plain girl?
Don’t close your mouth
I hear all your words
God, can’t they listen to the plain girl?
(Please stay. Just wait. I want you here.) x5
No please don’t call a taxi
Don’t have to walk outside tomorrow again
No please don’t call a taxi
Don’t have to walk outside tomorrow again
Tell me what’s behind your words
Let me listen to the plain girl
Don’t close your mouth
I love all your words
Just let me listen to the plain girl
I love the lyrics haha
This still makes me very emotional!!!
WoW!! that was great
This is beautiful
I didn't cry when I first listened to the song but teared up with the second time while reading your lyrics
I have no words to describe this. Even the words amazing, wonderful, extraordinary can even fit into this!! It's so much more!!! Dodie you've dine it again!!! I'm practically crying rn, this is so simple but holds so much meaning!! You have no idea how much I love this video and you!! You are and will always be HUGE part in my like!!!! I hope to get to say this to you where you'd actually see/hear it, because I doubt you'd see this but if so..... 🎶You mean everything to me🎶❤💙💗
Rainey Can ...yes she, means everything to me. 🎶
This is a beautiful song. I'm glad you put this out.
So many people feel like a 6/10. No one is alone, and you make both you and us in a special place. The struggle is a big thing, and I hate to say it but its one of the key things in my life. People make anxiety and depression a joke, but they don't see how it makes us feel.
Thank you, Dodie.
We love you.
♡
I'm definitely not crying...my eyes are just sweating
Jess Louise this is how I felt when I first heard it
Jess Louise really? Mine are cosplaying as the ocean
Jess Louise an emotional workout?
this is so emotional. i cried.
BurgerandFries I made a cover of this song...can u please tell me how is it?🔥🙏🏻
BurgerandFries SAME
Oh my gosh. That ending. Everything was perfect. I got goosebumps and I almost started crying
i already got teared up just at 0:43
her reaction is too much for me, too relatable
For everyone who is having a bad day or feels the need to get validated by someone , let me tell you that you don’t, you don’t need to feel that way and even if you feel, that’s okay, everything’s alright, you deserve so much happiness and sunshine and sky full of stars to gaze at.
You are beautiful.
You are wanted.
You are so much more than 6/10.
Thank you... I needed this
Rahul Loves'ThePayne stop pandering to people.
Rahul Loves'ThePayne honestly, thank you
Jekyll Hyde I’m not pandering people, few words of gratitude and kindness are no harm.
Rahul Loves'ThePayne no you’re pandering not everyone is beautiful.
This is so beautiful. Dodie, you're so much more than a 6/10.
I had so many emotions watching this! I cried the first time I saw this aah
Paøla - hello frien l-/
same I rlly dk why ahhh
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I don't know why but I feel like in that place where everyone's wearing blue, blue and black, or just black I feel like it represents something like, the blue represents anxiety and black represents depression, some of them just have anxiety, some have depression and anxiety, and some just have depression. I hope that makes sense
Idk what the message is in that room, but it was exactly like a women's clinic waiting room
@@jednrrp It reminded me a little of the audition room in la la land. With the blue and the scripts? (Also the starting in a coffee shop and the general color scheme.) It seemed to me like it was a little about letting your insecurities hold you back from even trying; she leaves the room before getting a chance to show them what she has to offer
I feel like a six out of ten
I've gotta get up early tomorrow again
What goes on behind the words?
Is there pity for the plain girl?
Can you see the panic inside?
I'm making you uneasy aren't I?
[Chorus]
What goes on behind the words?
Is there pity for the plain girl?
I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word
A nod of pity for the plain girl
[Bridge]
I know that you don't want me here
I know that you don't want me here
I know that you don't want me here
I know that you don't want me here
I know that you don't want me here
Oh I'll just call a taxi, I gotta get up early tomorrow again
[Chorus]
What goes on behind the words?
Is there pity for the plain girl?
I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word
A nod of pity for the plain girl
Michal Nisani 1
Charlotte Ashley 2
Elza Lece haha i posted it for myself so i can watch the clip and the lyrics in the same time
this is so beautifully done and it's heartbreakingly accurate. i like how you started with the pain in your shoulder from work and carried that through the video as a symbol for the stress and tension and anxiety everyone carries and hides or at least that's how i interpreted it. also the scene with the audition and all the girls who looked like you reminded me of la la land and i have a feeling that was intentional so well done there haha
Hayley Harp I love your interpretation
I love songs and music videos like this where it is fairly open for interpretation so everyone perceives it differently. Even reading through the comments you can see all the different meanings people took from the movements and lyrics. Beautifully done
she probably carry all the hearts she steals in that backpack
God I love this song
Im not crying, your crying. This was so gosh darn moving.
Lola Rose ur right i am crying
Seeing dodie crying makes me cry as well :'(
I couldn't stop myself from crying at the part where she says ' I know that you don't want me here' because it is just soooo relatable and it's just what I feel all the time
WOW WOW WOW WOW
That's all I can say. This was so great, Dodie.
lauraology Yes, yes it was.
also i feel like the shoulder thing represents chronic pain/illness... whether it's depression/anxiety/EDs/disability/trauma etc... we've all got something we have to live with... i was hoping there would be a positive end but this is so heartbreaking :(
i agree. it was funny seeing it in the video because I do have chronic shoulder pain and it was like a mirror lol
Milly Price Eds zebra here. I totally agree
Milly Price I think maybe it's meant to be a motivation to not stay away from other people but rather to bond with them over your problems and aches... So that your days won't end like hers